Decibel ha pubblicato la sua lista dei 40 dischi migliori del 2018. A gennaio uscirà una versione più dettagliata della classifica, con i dettagli e le spiegazioni di ogni scelta. Nel frattempo, pubblichiamo di seguito quanto reso noto dal magazine:

40. Panopticon – “The Scars Of Man On The Once Nameless Wilderness I And II“
39. Hate Eternal – “Upon Desolate Sands“
38. Cosmic Church – “Tattymys“
37. KEN mode – “Loved“
36. Monster Magnet – “Mindfucker“
35. Wake – “Misery Rites“
34. Thou – “Magus“
33. Zeal And Ardor – “Stranger Fruit“
32. Devouring Star – “The Arteries Of Heresy“
31. Corrosion Of Conformity – “No Cross No Crown“
30. Sepulcher – “Panoptic Horror“
29. Svalbard – “It’s Hard To Have Hope“
28. Horrendous – “Idol“
27. Abhorrence – “Megalohydrothalassophobic“
26. Visigoth – “Conqueror’s Oath“
25. Mortuous – “Through Wilderness“
24. Portal – “Ion“
23. Mournful Congregation – “The Incubus Of Karma“
22. Sleep – “The Sciences“
21. Funeral Mist – “Hekatomb“
20. Outer Heaven – “Realms Of Eternal Decay“
19. Varathron – “Patriarchs Of Evil“
18. The Atlas Moth – “Coma Noir“
17. Tomb Mold – “Manor Of Infinite Forms“
16. Satan – “Cruel Magic“
15. Chapel Of Disease – “…And As We Have Seen The Storm, We Have Embraced The Eye“
14. Deafheaven – “Ordinary Corrupt Human Love“
13. Voivod – “The Wake“
12. Haunt – “Burst Into Flames“
11. At The Gates – “To Drink from the Night Itself“
10. Pig Destroyer – “Head Cage“
09. Khemmis – “Desolation“
08. Immortal – “Northern Chaos Gods“
07. Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, – “Wasteland“
06. Skeletonwitch – “Devouring Radiant Light“
05. Judas Priest – “Firepower“
04. Evoken – “Hypnagogia“
03. UADA – “Cult Of A Dying Sun“
02. Tribulation – “Down Below“
01. YOB – “Our Raw Heart“